Hassanpurਹੱਸਨਪੁਰ

Where is Hassanpur?

Hassanpur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Bajra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030405, and it covers 55 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 87 people in Hassanpur: 47 men and 40 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 55 hectares, the population density works out to about 158 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.09 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 41 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 39 main workers, the largest group, 16, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 15 cultivators on their own land and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hassanpur's land. Of the village's 55 hectares, 48 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (48 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 15 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Hassanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tajpur, Hussainpur, Bhagwanpur and Kalianpur.

What is the population of Hassanpur?

The population of Hassanpur was 87 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Hassanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hassanpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.